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Supplier Management Specialists - Procurement ExpertA Fantastic Opportunity To Manage Change in a Supply Chain Management role for a Major UK/Worldwide Organisation, a chance to use your experience and developed skills to make a major impact in this well known organisation, help drive costs out of the business and at the same improve the internal reputation of this procurement function.
Based in Central London with modern and comfortable offices with good travel links to tube and rail this is a superb working environment.
This represents a major career development opportunity for the right candidates.
The functional area’s are; Business Planning, Sourcing and Supplier Engagement, Supplier Relationship Management, Project Management, Customer Relations.
You will analyse of spend and demand patterns, market conditions and opportunity assessment. Business case development will form a significant part of this activity and you will be able to benchmark prices and service levels and provide advice and guidance to management both, within procurement and beyond, on the most appropriate commercial strategies to deploy.
A major part of this role is to both influence and manage change within the procurement function, improve communications and the reputation of procurement from a wider business prospective.
You will need to have at least 5 years experience in a Supply Chain Management / Procurement or Buying role within a major organisation with high spend responsibility. Additionally you should have significant Change Management experience and be able to demonstrate an ability to influence change while respecting tradition. Ideally you will currently be working in the Retail, Banking, Chemical or Pharmaceutical or Technology area’s and be able to demonstrate your ability to change and influence others by being creative and innovative and able to develop a “better way of doing things”
Equally important is a solid understanding of the need for both quality management as well as H & S issues.
While formal educational qualifications are not essential you should be able to demonstrate a good academic background and continued personal development.
A generous package is being offered with a base salary of between £30,000 / year to £50,000 / year plus significant benefits, subsidised restaurant, fitness gym, pension, holidays etc
Career prospects are to say the least exciting, this is a world wide organization that can offer a solid a

Date Posted

Fri 5 Sep 2003

Job Type

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Job Reference

PFL 629

Location

Central London

Salary

£50,000

Salary Info

Up to £50,000 / year

Benefits

Significant Benefits of a large multi national

Skills

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT,PROCUREMENT,CHANGE MANAGEMENT,PURCHASING,PLANNING,INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS,

Company Name

Permanent Futures Ltd

Contact Name

John King

Contact Telephone

0113 220 5525

Website

www.permanent-futures.co.uk

Company Address

Unit 18 Paviliona business Park, 12 Royds Hall Road, Leeds West Yorkshire

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